§ 1. Mr. Iremongerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement of his polity in regard to the future of the copra industry in the South-west Pacific territories which will be affected by the termination in 1957 of the 1948 Ministry of Food contract.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer I gave him on 12th December. No statement of policy on this matter is called for from me at the present time.